Cable Question:

Thatbastarddon said:
Yep. That’s what is inside one of those black(or whatever color)jacketed speaker cables. Two (preferably copper) conductor wires...they are usually black and white when jacketed.
You can use the lamp cord style like the one in Sysco’s post above, as it is the same thing, with less protection. If your not going to have drunk women in FMPs dancing, and spilling drinks on it, that’s fine. Whatever works for your needs.
You’ve already received plenty of links to perfectly serviceable solutions to your needs in, at least, two threads now.(this one, and your attenuator thread)
Best of luck sir.
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Appreciated! I went into this venture without enough research..Sorry, Man...
 
Thatbastarddon said:
You can use the lamp cord style like the one in Sysco’s post above, as it is the same thing, with less protection.
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Just for a bit of clarification, that is not lamp cord. That is Phoenix Gold OFC (oxygen free copper) 12 gauge speaker wire that came in a 50' spool. Can't even get this stuff anymore in this type of package. Which reminds me: I need to find an equivalent replacement.
 
Any issues making my cable 3 feet long??? I want enough I can pull it out of the cabinet to comfortably reach the attenuator.

Resistance is zero on this section of cable...
 
syscokid said:
Just for a bit of clarification, that is not lamp cord. That is Phoenix Gold OFC (oxygen free copper) 12 gauge speaker wire that came in a 50' spool. Can't even get this stuff anymore in this type of package. Which reminds me: I need to find an equivalent replacement.
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I haven’t seen that stuff in a while, but I remember it well. A friend used it regularly back in the day.
 
WHOA!!!!

Dig this!!!! The RED & WHITE wires are JOINED in the connector, meaning they are BOTH '+' in nature. The silver and copper braids are both interwoven and serve as the '-' side of the cable!!!

WTF????


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Thatbastarddon said:
Yep. That’s what is inside one of those black(or whatever color)jacketed speaker cables. Two (preferably copper) conductor wires...they are usually black and white when jacketed.
You can use the lamp cord style like the one in Sysco’s post above, as it is the same thing, with less protection. If your not going to have drunk women in FMPs dancing, and spilling drinks on it, that’s fine. Whatever works for your needs.
You’ve already received plenty of links to perfectly serviceable solutions to your needs in, at least, two threads now.(this one, and your attenuator thread)
Best of luck sir.
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Got it figured out. This Monoprice cable is awesome...great quality ends. But it is NOT correct for driving a speaker. It is a GREAT guitar cable though and only $14 for a 10 footer with gold plated, 90 degree ends.

Two conductors inside a heavy, tough jacket. One red and one white - these are joined together and form the '+' side of the cable.

The copper braid and silver braid are soldered together to from the negative side.

I cut the 10 footer down to 7 feet when I discovered the cable wouldn't work. So, I put the other end on and completed the 7 footer, then took a cheap cable with a straight and 90 degree end and created a nice 3 foot patch cable.

Nothing wasted!!!
 
Question...could I used a pancake 1/4" male plug for the cable going from attenuator to speaker???

I feel like the straight 1/4" male sticks out too far.

Thoughts???
 
Ok...I went with a straight plug only because i felt that there was more room in it.

Here's my homemade 32" attenuator cable. Long enough to pull out of the back of the cabinet and reach the attenuator without ever putting tension on the speaker leads.

14awg wire from stereo shop - actually a tad bigger conductor than what Weber sent with the attenuator. Very pliable jacket.

The 1/4" male plug was taken from the Weber cable.

Soldered ends, taped with Scotch Super 33+ ultra high grade dielectric tape and shrink wrapped over that.

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ChasFred said:
this is not speaker cable
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How do I correctly refer to this cable??? It has turned out to be the best (quietest) guitar cable I have ever used.

Two common conductors (+) with a copper braid/nickel strand inter-woven together, that provide a ground function.

Dual-core? Dual-path?

This is a fantastic accident!!! I ordered more of them!!!

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It’s a 2C+Shield cable. Or simply, a 2C Shielded cable.

Seriously, if I was looking to spec a cable like this out at work, that’s how I’d begin my search. I’d also search based on a few other things.

This is really a cable for a balanced mono signal, or an unbalanced stereo signal.
 
In 1974 I made a few "guitar cords" from 100 ft. of Belden 8410
and a bunch of Switchcraft 1/4" TS plugs. They all still work.

1- Do not pull them out by the cable. Grab the damn plug.
2- Do not roll road cases over them or jump on them.
3- Do not drop cymbals on them edge first.
 
smitty_p said:
It’s a 2C+Shield cable. Or simply, a 2C Shielded cable.

Seriously, if I was looking to spec a cable like this out at work, that’s how I’d begin my search. I’d also search based on a few other things.

This is really a cable for a balanced mono signal, or an unbalanced stereo signal.
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Thanks! Its a great guitar cable for sure!

Where does the "balance" come in???
 
Tony M. said:
In 1974 I made a few "guitar cords" from 100 ft. of Belden 8410
and a bunch of Switchcraft 1/4" TS plugs. They all still work.

1- Do not pull them out by the cable. Grab the damn plug.
2- Do not roll road cases over them or jump on them.
3- Do not drop cymbals on them edge first.
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Yes!
 
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